18/01/2024
OTWorld 2024: Congress Programme for Professionals in Orthopaedic Treatment and Care is Online / Ticket Shop is Open
Practical, international and interdisciplinary: From 14 to 17 May, the world congress at OTWorld will be setting the scene for global knowledge transfer in the prosthetics and orthotics industry. The highly varied congress programme will offer a wide range of further education opportunities for all professional groups working at the interface between people and technology. New items on this year's programme include the addition of a special series of workshops for medical supply store staff. Furthermore, all workshops will now take place within the framework of the world congress.
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29/11/2023
Nature as a Role Model: Keynote Speaker Presents a Carbon Neutral "Green Carbon" Process at OTWorld 2024
In May 2024 at the next edition of OTWorld in Leipzig, the leading world get-together for the prosthetics and orthotics industry, Professor Thomas Brück will be presenting an innovative technology for use in medical applications called "Green Carbon". The carbon-neutral process for manufacturing algae-based carbon fibres could possibly replace traditional carbon fibres in medical technology applications in the future.
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20/11/2023
Bienvenue: A Warm Welcome to France as Partner Country at OTWorld 2024
France is presenting itself for the first time as OTWorld's partner country with a large pavilion and contributions to the Congress. French companies and experts working in prosthetics, orthotics and compression supply as well as rehabilitation and orthopaedic footwear technologies will be travelling to Leipzig. At the coming edition of this industry get-together, France's contribution as a country is expected to feature insights into the French health system and its innovations. The Olympic and Paralympic Games, which take place in France next summer, will be particularly in focus at OTWorld 2024.
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07/11/2023
OTWorld 2024: Happiness Researcher Prof Rehwaldt Comes to Leipzig
Next year in May, the largest and leading international industry gathering for modern orthopaedic treatment and care, the OTWorld, promises not only innovative products and technologies but also inspiring insights into the topic of happiness. Prof Ricarda Rehwaldt is a Berlin professor of psychology and renowned happiness researcher. In her keynote address, she will share her knowledge of how happiness can become a feature of our daily professional lives.
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04/10/2023
International Expert on Artificial Intelligence and Robotics To Hold a Keynote Speech at OTWorld 2024
Every two years, OTWorld brings together a who's who of technical orthopaedics and offers a platform for cutting-edge innovations and visionary ideas. Highlights of the world congress include four keynote speeches by renowned experts. The first keynote speaker at OTWorld 2024 has now been confirmed. Prof Claudio Castellini is a professor of assistive robotics at the Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and will be sharing his research findings on artificial intelligence and assistive robotics.
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